Nyako berates Akpabio on G7 comment

GOvernor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to be wary of politicians, who drive away people from him through their arrogant disposition.

He was reacting to a statement credited to his Akwa-Ibom State counterpart, Godswill Akpabio, who said there would be a rebellion in the states of the G7 Governors.

Nyako urged the President to have it in mind that people like Akpabio would be among the first to leave him if they discovered that his supporters had deserted him.

Nyako, who spoke through his Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ahmad Sajoh, said Adamawa government would have ignored Akpabio’s statement, but for his (Akpabio’s) closeness to the presidency and the utterances of some Bamanga Tukur-led PDP members in the state, who were eager to foment trouble.

Said he: “We view Governor Akpabio’s closeness to the presidency and his ignominious role in the 16 is greater than 19 debacle as too obvious to be ignored.

“It is therefore in consideration of the above reasons that we see the veiled threat by the Akwa-Ibom governor as a pointer to the possibility of incitement of civil revolt in our state.

“We equally capture the allusion to the abuse of the President’s humility and patience as a direct threat to the effect that they will advise him (the President) to take drastic measures against the G7 Governors. “Considering that a peaceful meeting of the governors was recently interrupted by a DPO, it means that any threat from either presidential advisers or acolytes should be viewed seriously.”

Nyako urged President Jonathan to be wary of those trying to keep people away from him, saying such people would soon betray him.

He reiterated his commitment to provide effective leadership to the people and enjoined them to resist attempt by desperate politicians bent on creating disharmony in the state.